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A truck driver has been sentenced to 110 years in prison in the United States. It had caused an accident and caused the death of four people in 2019. Millions of compatriots denounce a sentence that is far too heavy.
At 26, this truck driver has just been sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing a fatal accident on a highway near Denver (United States), in 2019. The brakes on his vehicle had failed. Launched at more than 130 km / h, his truck triggered a gigantic pile-up, involving 28 vehicles. Four people were then killed and six others were injured.
But in the United States, this judgment does not pass. Believing the penalty to be disproportionate and unfair, nearly five million Internet users are calling for leniency for the young driver. Among them, Kim Kardashian : the star has taken a clear stand, challenging the Colorado court system. “The judge did not want to sentence him barely so long. However, because of the mandatory minimum sentences in Colorado, he had no choice “, explains Kim Kardashian. Rogel’s support Aguilera ask the authorities to pardon him or to commute his sentence.
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